Men?s Swimming & Diving Drops Three Records On Day One

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Men?s Swimming & Diving Drops Three Records On Day One

2/25/2009 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving

By: Duke Sports Information

COLLEGE PARK, Md. ? The Duke men's swimming & diving team wasted no time erasing school records at the 2009 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships, as the Blue Devils set three new marks on day one of competition at the University of Maryland's Eppley Recreation Center on Wednesday evening in College Park.

Duke set school records in both of Wednesday's relay events ? the 200 medley and the 800 free relays. In addition, Spencer Booth's split within the 800 free relay was a new record for the 200 free as he clocked 1:36.9.

In the 200 medley relay, the team of David Hahn, Jordan Charles, Nick Garvy, and Andy Osterland took ninth place in a record time of 1:29.66. Garvy's 50 butterfly split of 20.84 was the third-fastest in the conference this season.

The 800 freestyle relay team of Booth, Pieter Den Hartog, David Carlson, and Ryan Packer also took ninth in another Duke record time of 6:34.83, which was a Duke best by over 10 seconds.

“We started off on a great note this evening, and were extremely competitive like we thought we would be,” said head coach Dan Colella. “We're very proud and looking forward to tomorrow's events.”

Thursday's preliminary swims begin at 11 a.m., with finals set to go at 7 p.m. and to be streamed live on the web via ACC Select. Live stats are also available for both sessions. For a full meet schedule and more information on the 2009 ACC Championships, see the attached link.

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